Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act

Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations. H.R. 3293: provisions pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration. Entitlement Commission. S. 276, H.R. 311: provisions establishing a Commission on Entitlements to review and report to the President and Congress on the Social Security and Medicare programs and make recommendations and proposed legislative language. Fiscal Commission. S. 1056, S. 2853, H.R. 1557, H.R. 3170, H.R. 3326, H.R. 4249: provisions establishing commissions to review and report on restoring fiscal balance by altering Social Security, Medicare and other programs and making recommendations to the President and the Congress with proposed legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Entitlement Commission. S. 276, H.R. 3116: provisions establishing a National Commission on Entitlement Solvency to review and report to the President and Congress on the Social Security and Medicare programs and make recommendations and proposed legislative language. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment for 2010 Replacement Benefit. H.R. 3626, H.R. 3672, H.R. 3597, S. 1685. Provision providing a one-time, emergency benefit to seniors and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost of living adjustment. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment. H.R. 3557, H.R. 3572: providing for a Social Security COLA in 2010. Seniors' Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). H.R. 1371/ H.R. 2429: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits; authorizing a Cost of Living Adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2010 (No legislation introduced). Social Security Private Accounts. H.R. 107: provision establishing Social Security private accounts. Social Security Trust Funds. H.R. 1276, S. 86, H.R. 219, H.R. 1712: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline, limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes, and prohibiting the use of Social Security payroll tax monies for private accounts. Social Security Benefits. S. 426: requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). S. 484, H. R. 235: repealing both the GPO and WEP; S. 490, H. R. 1221: repealing the WEP. Older Workers/Workforce Participation. S. 502: promoting the labor force participation of older Americans.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Entitlement Commission. S. 276, H.R. 3116: provisions establishing a National Commission on Entitlement Solvency to review and report to the President and Congress on the Social Security and Medicare programs and make recommendations and proposed legislative language. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment for 2010 Replacement Benefit. H.R. 3626, H.R. 3672, H.R. 3597, S. 1685. Provision providing a one-time, emergency benefit to seniors and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost of living adjustment. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment. H.R. 3557, H.R. 3572: providing for a Social Security COLA in 2010. Seniors' Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). H.R. 1371/ H.R. 2429: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits; authorizing a Cost of Living Adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2010 (No legislation introduced). Social Security Private Accounts. H.R. 107: provision establishing Social Security private accounts. Social Security Trust Funds. H.R. 1276, S. 86, H.R. 219, H.R. 1712: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline, limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes, and prohibiting the use of Social Security payroll tax monies for private accounts. Social Security Benefits. S. 426: requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). S. 484, H. R. 235: repealing both the GPO and WEP; S. 490, H. R. 1221: repealing the WEP. Older Workers/Workforce Participation. S. 502: promoting the labor force participation of older Americans. Pension Distribution. H.R.424, H.R. 939: provisions relating to the suspension of minimum distribution rules for tax-deferred retirement plans. Public Pension Modifications. H.R. 1804: provisions safeguarding spousal benefits with respect to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (No bill number): provisions to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal rights pertaining to pensions at divorce.

Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Recommended Revenues and Outlays. H. Con. Res. 85, S. Con. Res. 13, H. Amdt. 72, H. Amdt. 73, H. Amdt. 75, H. Amdt. 76: provisions pertaining to long-term fiscal imbalances, funding for Social Security administrative accounts, and establishing a reserve fund for health care reform for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010 through 2014. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Bipartisan Fiscal Commission. S. Amdt. 835, S. Amdt. 882, S. Amdt. 97, S. 276, H.R. 3116: pertaining to the creation of a commission or task force to examine long-term fiscal imbalances facing the nation. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. S. Amdt. 836: pertaining to a Fiscal Year 2010 $1.9 billion increase in funding under the discretionary spending cap for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Estate Tax. S. Amdt. 873, S. Amdt. 974: provisions pertaining to estate tax relief. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Social Security Private Accounts. S. Amdt. 952: establishing a point of order against legislation authorizing the diversion of Social Security revenues from the Social Security Trust Fund to investments in private securities or into private accounts. Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (No bill number): provisions pertaining to Social Security Administration, Older Americans Act program funding, and Geriatric Education Centers and related programs. Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Services Appropriations/Economic Commission (No bill/amendment number): pertaining to the creation of a commission to examine long-term fiscal imbalances facing the nation. Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations/Labor-HHS-Education Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. H. R. 1105: provisions pertaining to Social Security Administration and Older Americans Act program funding. Economic Stimulus/American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. H. R.1, H. R. 598, H. R. 629, H. R. 679, S. 336, S. 350, S. Amdt. 179, S. Amdt. 278, S. Amdt. 297, S. Amdt. 538: provisions granting stimulus payments to Social Security recipients, tax relief for working families, additional funding for Social Security and Older Americans Act programs, and funding for health care reform.

Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Recommended Revenues and Outlays. H. Con. Res. 85, S. Con Res. 13, H. Amdt. 72, H. Amdt. 73, H. Amdt. 75, H. Amdt. 76: provisions pertaining to long-term fiscal imbalances, funding for Social Security administrative accounts, and establishing a reserve fund for health care reform for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 through 2014. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Bipartisan Fiscal Commission. S. Amdt. 835, S. Amdt. 882, S. Amdt. 97, S. 276, H.R. 3116: pertaining to the creation of a commission or task force to examine long-term fiscal imbalances facing the nation. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Social Security Private Accounts. S. Amdt. 952: establishing a point of order against legislation authorizing the diversion of Social Security revenues from the Social Security Trust Fund to investments in private securities or into private accounts. Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (No bill number): provisions pertaining to Social Security Administration. Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Services Appropriations/Economic Commission (No bill/amendment number): pertaining to the creation of a commission to examine long-term fiscal imbalances facing the nation. Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations. H. R. 1105: Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations, provisions pertaining to funding of the Social Security Administration (SSA). Economic Stimulus/American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. H. R.1, H. R. 598, H. R. 629, H. R. 679, S. 336, S. 350, S. Amdt. 179, S. Amdt. 278, S. Amdt. 297, S. Amdt. 538: provisions granting stimulus payments to Social Security recipients, tax relief for working families, additional funding for Social Security and Older Americans Act programs, and funding for healthcare reform.

S.276/H.R.1427 "Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" (Biogenerics/Generic Biologics)

Client expense: $1,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Recommended Revenues and Outlays. H. Con. Res. 85, S. Con Res. 13, H. Amdt. 72, H. Amdt. 73, H. Amdt. 75, H. Amdt. 76: provisions pertaining to long-term fiscal imbalances, funding for Social Security administrative accounts, and establishing a reserve fund for health care reform for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010 through 2014. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Bipartisan Fiscal Commission. S. Amdt. 835, S. Amdt. 882, S. Amdt. 97, S. 276, H.R. 3116: pertaining to the creation of a commission or task force to examine long-term fiscal imbalances facing the nation. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. S. Amdt. 836: pertaining to a Fiscal Year 2010 $1.9 billion increase in funding under the discretionary spending cap for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Estate Tax. S. Amdt. 873, S. Amdt. 974: provisions pertaining to estate tax relief. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Social Security Private Accounts. S. Amdt. 952: establishing a point of order against legislation authorizing the diversion of Social Security revenues from the Social Security Trust Fund to investments in private securities or into private accounts. Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations/Labor-HHS-Education Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. H. R. 1105: provisions pertaining to Social Security Administration and Older Americans Act program funding. Economic Stimulus/American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. H. R.1, H. R. 598, H. R. 629, H. R. 679, S. 336, S. 350, S. Amdt. 179, S. Amdt. 278, S. Amdt. 297, S. Amdt. 538: provisions granting stimulus payments to Social Security recipients, tax relief for working families, additional funding for Social Security and Older Americans Act programs, and funding for healthcare reform.

Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Recommended Revenues and Outlays. H. Con. Res. 85, S. Con Res. 13, H. Amdt. 72, H. Amdt. 73, H. Amdt. 75, H. Amdt. 76: provisions pertaining to long-term fiscal imbalances, funding for Social Security administrative accounts, and establishing a reserve fund for health care reform for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 through 2014. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Bipartisan Fiscal Commission. S. Amdt. 835, S. Amdt. 882, S. Amdt. 97, S. 276, H.R. 3116: pertaining to the creation of a commission or task force to examine long-term fiscal imbalances facing the nation. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Social Security Private Accounts. S. Amdt. 952: establishing a point of order against legislation authorizing the diversion of Social Security revenues from the Social Security Trust Fund to investments in private securities or into private accounts. Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations. H. R. 1105, H. Res. 184: Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations, provisions pertaining to funding of the Social Security Administration (SSA). Economic Stimulus/American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. H. R.1, H. R. 598, H. R. 629, H. R. 679, S. 336, S. 350, S. Amdt. 179, S. Amdt. 278, S. Amdt. 297, S. Amdt. 538: provisions granting stimulus payments to Social Security recipients, tax relief for working families, additional funding for Social Security and Older Americans Act programs, and funding for healthcare reform.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000